Viennese psychoanalyst and Holocaust survivor, Viktor Frankl (1984) advocated ‘the will to meaning’ as our ‘primary concern’. He urged us to recognise that happiness and success are by-products of living a meaningful life and pursuing our unique purpose. This awareness of meaning allows us to overcome hardship and suffering and contemporary researchers, including Julienne Bower…

This article may be helpful for those of you delivering or studying IB Psychology. The paper reports on a qualitative study which was part of a bigger randomised control trial of MBCT . The study uses thematic analysis and case studies of individual patients, providing insight into their interpretation of their personal journeys through depression,…